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Valiant Efforts

by Scarlet Victory

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Reece Smith Easily best song I've heard in a long time. Favorite track: Compasses & Closure.
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I mean, I wish I could say we were underrated, but we know we're not.
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Inelastic 02:19
Stand up. Breathe in deep. Run like you mean it. You can't bottle it up. Scream like you mean it. Stand up. Breathe in deep. Run like you mean it. You can't bottle it up. Scream like you mean it, don't stop. "It gets hard sometimes. But you've got to realize you're not doing half bad." I say to myself to reassure my legs it's okay to get out of bed with all of that anxiety that makes no sense. It's like I'm stuck on the treadmill with no rest on the plastic. Is my life really that inelastic? I wish I Saw what they see in me, They're okay with my flaws But by the time I get done with me could you locate the gauze? Stand up. Breathe in deep. Run like you mean it. You can't bottle it up. Scream like you mean it. Stand up. Breathe in deep. Run like you mean it. You can't bottle it up. Scream like you mean it, don't stop. Taking care of myself Simpler said than done Won't stay in my own way Wishing I had won. Every person in here believes in me more than me. With everyone of them I feel the need to disagree. Killing lack of self assurance is now what I aim to do. With this newfound confidence I'll strive to improve. I don't wanna be inelastic anymore. I refuse to let that be what I stand for. Stand up. Breathe in deep. Run like you mean it. You can't bottle it up. Scream like you mean it. Stand up. Breathe in deep. Run like you mean it. You can't bottle it up. Scream like you mean it, don't stop. I won't stop me.
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Can I just get one second to call you right now? I cannot tell if what I did has somehow made you proud. A moment of fearlessness and confidence I found. There's a lack of simplicity in telling if I've made ground. Please don't leave me hanging On this thin but strong thread. I know you don't wanna change me. I guess I'll try to go to bed. Please don't leave me hanging On this thin but strong thread. I know you don't wanna change me. I guess I'll try to go to bed. Why can't I read the signs of your emotions? You make my heart sink down to the ocean floor. So many thoughts in my brain and devotion. I feel like I've been locked outside an open door. Should have lowered expectations everyone but you had. The nights with you that I spent don't deserve to stay in the past. No matter rib shots I took memories won't be bad. "A final valiant effort" as described by my dad. Please don't leave me hanging On this thin but strong thread. I know you don't wanna change me. I guess I'll try to go to bed. Please don't leave me hanging On this thin but strong thread. I know you don't wanna change me. I guess I'll try to go to bed. Why can't I read the signs of your emotions? You make my heart sink down to the ocean floor. So many thoughts in my brain and devotion. I feel like I've been locked outside an open door. I feel like I've been locked outside an open door. I feel like I've been locked outside an open door.
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Do or do not there is no try. I can think of several ways to show you why you can't Become who you need to become. Talk to her or just leave her lone. Talk to her or just leave her lone. Give it all your effort and you just may be surprised. Unless in it you don't find worth. Separation gets tough. And if you're only gonna try It pretty much means nothing. Give it all your effort so that you can build something. Wonder why We don't feel like anything Matters half as much as we feel when we sing Do or do not there is no try. I can tell your limits are way beyond the sky When you know when to follow through. Give up or keep playing your song. Give up or keep playing your song. Act like all your critics speak another language. Especially when that is you Standing in your own way. And if you're only gonna try It pretty much means nothing. Give it all your effort so that you can build something. Wonder why We don't feel like anything Matters half a such as we feel when we sing Gonna try It pretty much means nothing. Give it all your effort so that you can build something. Wonder why We don't feel like anything Matters half as much as we feel when we sing.
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It's time we strike back. It'd be cool to connect Avoid alienation But I know that's my fault. What's not is that you think my views are useless. Tolerance brought to a halt. Because we're trying not to care at all. If we don't rise then we will fall. Don't need your acceptance to feel like I deserve an anthem. Never need your acceptance to feel like I deserve this anthem. You're thinking the problem Is I won't stand for A life that's not for me. I do not believe This place is what you dreamt of. Our town will never set me free. Because we're trying not to care at all. If we don't rise then we will fall. Don't need your acceptance to feel like I deserve an anthem. Never need your acceptance to feel like I deserve this anthem. Don't need your acceptance to feel like I deserve an anthem. Never need your acceptance to feel like I deserve this anthem. Every second counts until the day we die. Now is not the time to show you've ever been shy.
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You and I don't point the same direction Cause my compass points south. You and I don't point the same direction Cause my compass points... I have got to fight the red complection Keep from running my mouth. You and I don't point the same direction Cause my compass points south. At first glance it wasn't worth it. Prayed for gills instead of wood for a boat. I can't stand it. Rather thrive in danger than barely stand a float. I let go now. I'll leave it in the arms of someone else. You can't let me run away now. You've never not caught me every single time I fell. Can't beg you to Hold my head up high. you tore the static from me So I could thrive. This effort wasn't wasted. Taught my eyes how to stay dry. This effort wasn't wasted. This time I am still alive. This time I won't die. You and I don't point the same direction Cause my compass points south. You and I don't point the same direction Cause my compass points... I have got to fight the red complection Keep from running my mouth. You and I don't point the same direction Cause my compass points south. Here we go again in the same situation. Pressing down on eachother's necks. One too many altercations. None of us belong anywhere behind a desk. I'll fuel my lungs with Nothing that'll taste too conventional. You can't see I'm meant for this. A mediocre life is a private hell. It doesn't matter to me What you wish I'd do. I promise everything within me has thought this through. So keep your mouth shut Get out of my way We're not gonna waste this light. This effort wasn't wasted This time I am still alive. This time I won't die. You and I don't point the same direction Cause my compass points south. You and I don't point the same direction Cause my compass points... I have got to fight the red complection Keep from running my mouth. You and I don't point the same direction. Cause my compass points south. Every time I turn around bombarded with anxiety. Feeling like I need someone to provide me with some clarity. When I thought what held my value was having someone to hold onto. I now know this to not be true. Stay strong I believe in you. You and I don't point the same direction Cause my compass points south. You and I don't point the same direction Cause my compass points... I have got to fight the red complection Keep from running my mouth. You and I don't point the same direction Cause my compass points south.

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Scarlet Victory's debut 6 track EP

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released August 9, 2014

Drums recorded by Miah Lajeunesse via Sound Lair in Knoxville, TN
Guitars, bass, and vocals recorded by Elijah Newman in Sevierville, TN
Mixed, mastered, and produced by Elijah Newman
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